Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products was 17.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Sri Lanka, 1997–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Sri Lanka stood at 17.7%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Sri Lanka peaked at 18.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2018.
That places Sri Lanka 79th out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 18.2% | — |
| 1998 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.7% | 18.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Sri Lanka?
- Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Sri Lanka was 17.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Sri Lanka ranks 79th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.